Nobody cares if the gravy comes from a can, as long as you have lots and lots and lots of it.

Your stomach stretches miraculously to contain three days worth of food in one meal that you consume in about 15 minutes.

Football suddenly becomes entertaining because you’re watching it with diehard fans of the game.

You can throw restraint out the window because you’re playing team board games with your siblings who are also blood-thirsty competitors.

The host for the feast usually says, “Oh, don’t bother. I’ll take care of the dishes.”

The next day, you wake up to a quiet and peaceful morning because your neighbors, unlike you, are all downtown taking advantage of Black Friday sales.

You get to have leftover apple pie for breakfast every day for a week.

The best part of it all is that you don’t have to just feel thankful. “I’m thankful for …” (fill in the blank) is nice, but who is getting the thanks? You can have an object to whom you are thankful — a wonderful, living, loving God. You can give thanks every day of the year for the life He has given you to live and all that goes along with that gift.

Darla McDavid

I'm Darla, a writer of stories about family, friends, goodness, and God. I love cats, coffee, gardening, and tall stacks of books. Click here to subscribe to my blog. You can also find me on Facebook and Instagram. In my other life, I'm an administrative professional, a Sunday School teacher for preschoolers, and the proud mother of Dan.

All of these, plus two more: If you bag and tag all the leftovers, you won’t have to cook for a week. ~and~ After all the food and fun and laughter, family and friends sit around and tell the best stories about those who’ve gone on ahead and are looking down now, smiling.
Happy Thanksgiving, Darla.

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ABOUT ME

I'm Darla, a writer of stories about family, friends, goodness, and God.

I love cats, coffee, and tall stacks of books. You can read more about me here.

The goal I have for my writing is to publish stories that make you think, stir your emotions, and leave you longing to share those stories with others. I have several works in progress, and you can find excerpts on my Shelf.